Month: May 2020

Article 370 granting partial special status to Jammu Kashmir was abrogated on the 05th of August by the majoritarian Bhartiya Janta Party, the move was followed by a massive crackdown in which civilians, religious clerics, journalists, lawyers, business leaders, civilians and politicians were detained, also the Government festooned down Jammu Kashmir. Concertina wires were placed across almost every street and bridge.Government forces manned hundreds of checkpoints and helicopters circled low above the Srinagar city. Under this, intimidating lockdown, internet and other mobile services were banned in the Kashmir valley. The Kashmiriyat editor, Qazi Shibli had been detained days ahead of the abrogation of the Articles 370 and 35A, The Kashmiriyat reporters, though, were on the ground zer...

As death and panic, grip the entire world in the wake of COVID-19, the Himalayan region of Kashmir like many regions in the world is also facing a never ending death cycle, taking a huge impact on civilian populace throughout the region. On Wednesday, the family of a 32-year-old man who was allegedly killed in action by government forces to quell protesters in the region's Pulwama district post the killing of prominent Militant commander Riyaz Naikoo and his associate in a gunfight with joint team of Government Forces. Several people, were injured during the clashes that raged outside the gunfight site, sixteen of whom were shifted to a hospital in Srinagar- the summer capital of Kashmir, for specialized treatment to bullet and pellets wounds, local media reported.buy vibramycin gene...

Militancy saw a rise in local recruits after the summer uprising of 2010 failed, the youth who picked up guns during that period included Burhan Wani, Majid Zarger, Dawood Sheikh, Ayatullah Khumani. Reports estimate that as many as 500 local youth have become militants out of whom the majority have come from South Kashmir. A report by Indian agencies has spotlighted the spread of the militancy that was quelled in 2010, but surged after the killing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016. ALSO READ: Long Reads: The New Age Militancy Ayatullah Khumani had joined militant ranks in 2010 and figured in the list of most wanted militants, while Dawood and Majid Zarger became the faces of militancy during those years. The shelf life of a local Militant, as per sec...